In reference to the new FAQ -- way to go FFG!

Seriously!

It's a lot to swallow, but I'm really happy with this FAQ. It addresses a lot of problems in the game in a way that's ultimately simpler (and less power creepy) than putting out new expansions. So rejoice! U-Boats nerfed! Scyks viable! Biggs' ability less strong, which is good cus it means an X-Wing fix is on the way (IMO)! Cluster Mines are good!

So yeah. Thanks for fixing all that stuff, FFG!

Yes, this is wonderful news.

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

Yup, Rebel Regen is exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the FAQ change. No more Biggs protecting my bigg VCX, no more Uboats to 1 round my regenerator... Now the question becomes... Poe, Corran, Norra, or Miranda??!??! Or perhaps I should say - which two? Poe I suppose is still off the table until HotR is offical, but a non-PTL Corran would be viable again, and would help against all of the token stacking shenanigans of Palp Aces + Defender Aces. Miri can make use of these new clusters that might have a purpose over the Conner's now - especially when grouped with Sabine for guaranteed damage. Or you could take her with just TLT and C3PO for a "cheap" 38pts. Norra might need to wait until HotR so she can be paired with Poe (packing R5P9). I don't think she synergizes well with Miri since they have the same weaknesses, and she can't pair with Corran since they both need R2D2. Herm... So Corran/Miri it is then! Just which Miri build?!

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

I've been particularly bugged by Rebel regen lately.

But, with the nerf to U-Boats, Palp and/or Aces get a bump (mitigated by Scum/Smuggling Compartment) - so I'm okay with the balance.

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

Yup, Rebel Regen is exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the FAQ change. No more Biggs protecting my bigg VCX, no more Uboats to 1 round my regenerator... Now the question becomes... Poe, Corran, Norra, or Miranda??!??! Or perhaps I should say - which two? Poe I suppose is still off the table until HotR is offical, but a non-PTL Corran would be viable again, and would help against all of the token stacking shenanigans of Palp Aces + Defender Aces. Miri can make use of these new clusters that might have a purpose over the Conner's now - especially when grouped with Sabine for guaranteed damage. Or you could take her with just TLT and C3PO for a "cheap" 38pts. Norra might need to wait until HotR so she can be paired with Poe (packing R5P9). I don't think she synergizes well with Miri since they have the same weaknesses, and she can't pair with Corran since they both need R2D2. Herm... So Corran/Miri it is then! Just which Miri build?!

Norra and Poe (after HotR) will be fun. What filler do you put in that?

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

Yup, Rebel Regen is exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the FAQ change. No more Biggs protecting my bigg VCX, no more Uboats to 1 round my regenerator... Now the question becomes... Poe, Corran, Norra, or Miranda??!??! Or perhaps I should say - which two? Poe I suppose is still off the table until HotR is offical, but a non-PTL Corran would be viable again, and would help against all of the token stacking shenanigans of Palp Aces + Defender Aces. Miri can make use of these new clusters that might have a purpose over the Conner's now - especially when grouped with Sabine for guaranteed damage. Or you could take her with just TLT and C3PO for a "cheap" 38pts. Norra might need to wait until HotR so she can be paired with Poe (packing R5P9). I don't think she synergizes well with Miri since they have the same weaknesses, and she can't pair with Corran since they both need R2D2. Herm... So Corran/Miri it is then! Just which Miri build?!

I mean, I've been running Norra with stressmule braylen and biggs as is

torp scouts were the only thing I was afraid of

TLTs making a comeback might be the new boogeyman, but eh we have tactical torpedo thane for that. Sucks because I really love gunner braylen against empire anything, but sacrifices would have to be made

if TLTs get REALLY obnoxious, then it's back to Poe. I can't stand his sh*tty low damage output, but PTL and pattern analyzer will put a stop to that with re-rolls!

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

I've been particularly bugged by Rebel regen lately.

But, with the nerf to U-Boats, Palp and/or Aces get a bump (mitigated by Scum/Smuggling Compartment) - so I'm okay with the balance.

yeah rebel regen is still disturbingly powerful

I was kinda stunned to see how amazing norra was once you engineered a lategame scenario for her; almost impossible to lose

now just un-nerf scum Y agromech combo!!

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

But fickle! ARC are much safer from Alpha strikes now!

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

But fickle! ARC are much safer from Alpha strikes now!

safer from TLTs, though ?

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

But fickle! ARC are much safer from Alpha strikes now!

safer from TLTs, though ?

4 TLTs can't erase an arc in one turn though.

SPEAKING OF THE FAQ.

F**k me.

I'm so happy I just liked every single post above me.

Yahoo!

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

But fickle! ARC are much safer from Alpha strikes now!

safer from TLTs, though ?

4 TLTs can't erase an arc in one turn though.

probably erase them faster than vice versa

contingency plan, just in case:

http://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=Rebel%20Alliance&d=v4!s!204:18,-1,184,3:41:26:;4:-1,77:-1:20:;206:1,61,69:41:25:&sn=in%20case%20of%20TLTs%20break%20glass

I think Biggs is still fine, probably appears as often as he has been doing so far. It's not like there's suddenly going to be a slew of small ships running Ordnance to piss on his chips.

Hey Fickle are you still going to stick with Biggs as your ARCs wingmate?

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

Yup, Rebel Regen is exactly what I thought as soon as I saw the FAQ change. No more Biggs protecting my bigg VCX, no more Uboats to 1 round my regenerator... Now the question becomes... Poe, Corran, Norra, or Miranda??!??! Or perhaps I should say - which two? Poe I suppose is still off the table until HotR is offical, but a non-PTL Corran would be viable again, and would help against all of the token stacking shenanigans of Palp Aces + Defender Aces. Miri can make use of these new clusters that might have a purpose over the Conner's now - especially when grouped with Sabine for guaranteed damage. Or you could take her with just TLT and C3PO for a "cheap" 38pts. Norra might need to wait until HotR so she can be paired with Poe (packing R5P9). I don't think she synergizes well with Miri since they have the same weaknesses, and she can't pair with Corran since they both need R2D2. Herm... So Corran/Miri it is then! Just which Miri build?!

4x Crack barron squadrons with protons will indeed one shot your regen ship...

Hey Fickle you still going to stick with Biggs as your arcs wingmate?

yup

Biggs wasn't anti-scout, he was anti-anythinginthegamecanfocusfire1agilitythatmovesatspeed2-3onaverage

This FAQ is a sad day because it means the return of TLT spam

I'm happ y that they made sychs kinda good

This FAQ is a sad day because it means the return of TLT spam

I doubt it. There are way more autothruster things now. Imagine that you have 4TLT and you come up against Howard Aces. Auto-loss. I think things like that will keep them out

I hope tlt spam doesn't return

the 4ywing might even be worse with VTs.

Cant have TLTs and VTs as thats 26pts, but swap for Ion or opt for 3 Greysquads with a bit more than bareboned upgrades would be viable.

Syccks

Future is bright so far

But many werent happy with TLT spam or rebel regen wave 7 and we're likely to revert to some of that now that scouts are changed

"Lesser EVIL"... Brah.

Was Biggs really nerfed? I understand the argument that you can now bypass him with secondary weapon restrictions but doesn’t that just help Biggs to last longer and annoy you late game when those ordinance have been spent? Any veteran X-wing player will tell you that when you see Biggs, you shouldn’t try and keep him out of arc to shoot at something else, you should instead bring every gun you have to bear on him quickly to drop him as fast as possible. You may think your cool when you get a shot that can bypass Biggs ability but for the most part, you need to drop Biggs so you can bring all your guns to bear on other targets consistently without Biggs floating in and out of shots.